判決

はんけつ
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
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A judicial decision or judgment issued by a court; includes verdicts (guilty/not guilty) and sentences.

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Examples

裁判所は被告に有罪判決を下した。

The court handed down a guilty verdict to the defendant.

判決は来週言い渡される予定だ。

The judgment is scheduled to be pronounced next week.

その判決に対して控訴する予定だ。

They plan to appeal that judgment.

裁判官が判決文を読み上げた。

The judge read out the judgment document.